The Blakeley Show Podcast

The Blakeley Show II Medea Benjamin, Code Pink and the Cuba Convoy

Medea Benjamin from Code Pink joined to discuss the Cuba convoy. Code Pink, along with a delegation of other activists, went to Cuba to bring aid to the people under a US blockade that has left the country often without medicine, fuel, and rolling blackouts. To learn more and support: https://www.codepink.org/ [https://www.codepink.org/] https://nnoc.org/ [https://nnoc.org/] https://www.currentaffairs.org/ [https://www.currentaffairs.org/]

The Blakeley Show II Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar

Retired U.S. Army Green Beret Anthony Aguilar, who is running for the NC-13 Congressional seat, spent over two decades in Special Forces before working as a contractor with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. During his time on the ground, he became widely known for speaking out about the brutal and indiscriminate use of force against civilians at aid distribution sites - accounts that garnered international media attention and sparked intense debate. To support his campaign: https://www.aguilarforuscongress.com/ [https://www.aguilarforuscongress.com/]

The Blakeley Show II Christian Smalls

Christian Smalls (born July 4th 1988) is an American labor Leader and activist, founder and the former president of the Amazon Labor Union In July 2025, Smalls also joined several other activists aboard the Gaza Freedom Flotilla named Handala. Smalls refused to sign deportation papers and went on a hunger strike while in prison. He was beaten and one of the last two passengers to remain in Israeli custody, until being deported on August 1st. Links to help the strike fund and flotilla: https://gsumud.link/linktreedonate [https://gsumud.link/linktreedonate] https://chuffed.org/project/disarmgen [https://chuffed.org/project/disarmgen]... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkNmR1ZJUXIzb1lsVDNUUU5NaFozUXl5S1JVQXxBQ3Jtc0tudGEzN1ZkQzhCeUlKc2FnQ210RnlueUh5V1laZmpDeU9rT2hIVVg4cnIyb21ETDhuLUdHSEhvcGxGWVFVNzBmclVxYTh1NW91ZEZrcnJHUmJnb2VFZlZlX3ZNRzFNbXZtRjIxQVM4a2htNk5hc3JkNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fchuffed.org%2Fproject%2Fdisarmgenocide%3Futm_campaign%3Dcampaign%26utm_id%3D165970%26utm_medium%3Dtwitter%26utm_source%3Dchuffedreferral&v=g7T5EvsmbAY]